We are already forty trillion dollars in national debt.
SupportedDarline Graham, at South Carolina U.S. Senate General Election Debate (SCETV)
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Why we checked itSpecific figure about the U.S. national debt that can be verified against current Treasury data.
What we foundThe U.S. national debt did surpass $40 trillion in August 2026, making the claim accurate for the period of the debate.